The better you know the community, the more you can help your client. Says Louise Ing, "We learn our clients' business then go out and build relationships and networks that are relevant to them." Ing's practice focuses on helping businesses, nonprofits and individuals resolve their disputes, prevent future ones and get back to business. Her litigation and dispute resolution practice covers areas of law that impact businesses and businesspeople on a daily basis including contracts, commercial transactions, leases, employment, real estate, creditor's rights and bankruptcy law. She has also devoted her energies to helping strengthen Hawaii's communities as a board member of non-profits (University of Hawaii Foundation, among others) and Hawaii-based companies such as Island Holdings. She is the current President of the Hawaii State Bar Association and has been recognized in Best Lawyers™, Chambers USA and Benchmark Litigation.
Representative Cases
· Defended four seafood wholsesale companies in patent infringement suits involving a patent for processing and preservation of fresh fish; defended two at trial and negotiated two settlements
· Defended judgment debtor in a multi-million dollar fraudulent conveyance trial
· Arbitrated various business disputes in the areas of commercial leasing, valuation of partnership interests, valuation of property insurance claim, and non-competition agreements
· Represented a U.S. clothing retailer in a class action brought by Saipan garment workers
· Represented receivers in complex partnership disputes
· Represented bankruptcy trustees in business reorganization and bankruptcy cases, including a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
· Represented employers in employment discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination cases
· Testified as an expert witness on workplace investigations in employment discrimination and retaliation trials
Litigation
· Breach of contract and other business disputes
· Business torts and complex business disputes
· Business valuation disputes
· Class actions
· Fraudulent conveyance
· Partnership disputes
· Professional liability
· RICO
· Uniform Commercial Code
· Real estate litigation including real property sales, contract disputes, foreclosures, lease disputes and partition
· Civil rights including reproductive rights and disabilities laws
· Insurance appraisal proceedings
Employment Law
· Breach of contract and other business disputes Wrongful termination
· Equal employment opportunity (discrimination, harassment and retaliation issues)
· Personnel management and training (handbooks, employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, severance agreements, workplace training)
· Proprietary rights (confidentiality and non-compete agreements)
· Workplace investigations
Banking and Finance
· Lender liability
· Representation of receivers
· Creditors' rights and bankruptcy including representing creditors, asset sale and lease litigation, executory leases and contracts litigation, fraudulent conveyance, preferences, relief from stay litigation and representation of trustees
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
· Mediation
· Arbitration
Affiliations
· American Bar Association
· American Bar Foundation
· American Bankruptcy Institute
· Federal Bar Association
· Hawaii State Bar Association, President 2011
· Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation, President 1992-1993
· Island Holdings, Board of Directors 2002-present
· The University of Hawaii Foundation, Board of Trustees 1995-2001, 2004-2010, Second Vice Chair 2000-2001
· Former board member of Aloha Airlines, American Savings Bank and numerous nonprofit boards including Child & Family Service, Aloha United Way, The Hawaii Community Foundation, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Sutter Health Pacific dba Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health, Historic Hawaii Foundation, Assets School
Awards and Recognition
· Best Lawyers in America®
- Bet-The-Company Litigation (2010-present)
- Commercial Litigation (2008-present)
- Bankruptcy Litigation (2012)
- Labor and Employment Litigation (2012)
- Real Estate Litigation (2012
· Martindale-Hubbell AV rating (1994-present)
· Chambers USA™
- Commercial Litigation (2007-present)
· Benchmark Litigation
- Litigation Star (2009-present)
· YWCA Leadership Award ACLU (2004)
· Planned Parenthood of Hawaii Bette Takahashi Award for Outstanding Community Service (2001)
· Hawaii State Bar Association Award for Outstanding Contribution to Community Service (1993)